Oliver Doud Byron
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| Born | November 14, 1842 Frederick City, Maryland |
| Died | October 22, 1920 |
| Occupation | Actor |
Oliver Doud Byron (November 14, 1842-October 22, 1920) was an American stage actor.[1]
Byron was born in Frederick City, Maryland, and first appeared onstage in Baltimore at age 14. He later appeared in a number of melodramas, including the long running Across the Continent.[2][3]
He was married to Kate Crehan (sister of actress Ada Rehan, and their son was actor Arthur Byron.[4]
References
- ^ (23 October 1920)Oliver Doud Byron, Actor, Dies At 77: Starred in 'Across the Continent' 22 Seasons--Also Played Romeo in Mrs. Scott Siddon's Company, The New York Times
- ^ America's Lost Plays Vol. IV: Davy Crockett and Other Plays, pp. xvii-xviii (2019)
- ^ (7 February 1885) Powder by the Ton and Blood by the Bucketful, The Salt Lake Herald, p. 8 ("...the whole house were crowded last night to witness Byron in his perennial portraiture of Joe Ferris, the Ferret ... Across the Continent was written to make money; it achieves that end and with that observation it may be dismissed.")
- ^ Fisher, James and Felicia Hardison Londre. Historical Dictionary of American Theater: Modernism, pp. 115-16 (2d ed. 2018)